Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" Poem animation

Heres a virtual movie of the great Edgar Allan Poe reading his much loved and very dark poem "The Raven" ..........

The Raven" is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the latter's slow descent into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student,[1][2] is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. The raven, sitting on a bust of Pallas, seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word, "Nevermore." Throughout the poem, Poe makes allusions to folklore and various classical works.

Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically. His intention was to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes, as he explains in the follow-up essay: "The Philosophy of Composition". The poem was inspired in part by a talking raven in the novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty by Charles Dickens.[3] Poe borrows the complex rhythm and meter of Elizabeth Barrett's poem "Lady Geraldine's Courtship".

The first publication of "The Raven" on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror made Poe widely popular in his lifetime. The poem was soon reprinted, parodied, and illustrated. Though some critics disagree about the value of the poem, it remains one of the most famous poems ever written"

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Jim Clark
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The Raven......

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
`'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more,'

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
`Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; -
Darkness there, and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
Merely this and nothing more.

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[Cissy2cute]

Wow! This is great. Brings Poe back to life. I feel like he is really reciting his work in real time. One of our country's greatest writers.

[G0dher0]

Amazing piece of literature.

[TheJester1962]

This sent shivers down my spine! Second to none, you really deserve an award from the Poe Society in Baltimore...

[xrannan]

If I'm not mistaken he thought that the most 'impressive' sounds were liquids and the vowel 'o' which made him choose the name 'Lenore'.

I adore the music of: Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer/ Swung by Seraphim whose -faint- foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.

[reraccis]

OOOh mammia impressionante!! Edgar è tornato alla vita!! :)

[20wolfspain00]

i love this poem and i heard a rumor that theres a movie

[awesomegirlO]

crap this scares me O.O

[FranticFlames]

Edgar Allan Poe was and still is the greatest writer that this world has known

[PoetryNext]

I really like the narration in this one. It always seemed to me that the central character of the poem was always a young, but studious man. Forever lonely, and unable to reconcile the death of Lenore with the sense of vanity of the abundance he has around him (youth, a future, knowledge, books).

If anyone here hasn't heard of/read the "Philosophy of Composition" by Poe yet, DO IT! It's his explanation on the creation of The Raven and its amazing

[dj69918]

He rhymes better in this poem than every rap song put together

[7propitious]

Not so jolly a poem, yet how can mortal frame yet not chuckle at such animated bard, quoting old verse of sad lamented, lost love. Sleep well Mr. Poe.

[LoveSenseDimension]

“the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair….” - The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe is a genius. I named my black cat after him.